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Accessible design makes products better for everyone

When products are created with neurodivergent and disabled users in mind, the result is a product that’s easier to use, clearer to understand, and more intuitive for everyone. Consider a curb ramp, originally designed for wheelchair users, but now used by cyclists, parents with strollers and delivery workers.

The people closest to the barrier of the best consultants

The best advocacy is achieved within the framework of ‘nothing about us without us’. When assumptions are made about what neurodivergent people need or want, the result often doesn’t actually meet the needs of the people they aimed to serve. By inviting DANI to contribute to the conversation, Pepsi Co is ensuring they are investing in solutions and not assumptions.

Workplace inclusion goes beyond hiring

During our time at Pepsi, Co, we had the opportunity to meet with their EnAble Employee Resource group, whose mission is to “[empower] individuals with both apparent and non-apparent disabilities as well as caregivers, and allies, through resources, advocacy, and support.” PepsiCo is going beyond hiring exclusively by engaging and ongoing advocacy, education, and support for all of its employees.

Opening doors looks different for everyone

For many neurodivergent adults, barriers to employment aren’t always about ability, they’re often about access, opportunity, and exposure. When PepsiCo employees volunteered at their time to network and teach neurodivergent adult adults at DANI, they were giving them access to advice and knowledge from industry, professionals, and proof that what they need isn’t a lower bar, it’s simply a seat at the table.

Inclusion is a culture, not a slogan

Too often, inclusion is simply a buzz word—not a true value to live by. At PepsiCo, we could feel true inclusion in the culture; in the way neurodivergent adults are spoken to, respected, and treated with dignity as equal, valued, members of the community.